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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Like most abusers, I had to hit bottom before I saw what was going on. For that I have to thank some very good friends who showed me there is life without computers. And then, of course, there was that long power outage during last January's big storm that forced me to go cold turkey. Now that I've faced the problem, I can speak without logging on, write without powering up and draw without a mouse. I recognize the normality of sunrise and sunset, and I have a real life. Looking back, I find it hard to imagine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONFESSIONS OF A CYBERHOLIC | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

...afraid to jump into thefray, that are physically present in our time ofneed (Heroes). Basically we need to equilibratesupply and demand in a spiritual free market thatwould make Marty Feldstein proud (Ec 10). WhatHarvard in particular needs is the Lord of theEarth, the active god of storm and fertility, thecreator of mankind: Baal...

Author: By Jim C. Murray, | Title: groovy train | 2/23/1995 | See Source »

...groups through the years. While Latin beats adapted to the jazz context often come across as trite and excessively happy, Jones metamorphosed the bossa nova of this chart into a menacing Amazonian thunderstorm. Distant rumblings on the toms grew louder and louder during Jones's solo, and as the storm came crashing down, lightning forked through the cymbals and snare...

Author: By Eric D. Plaks, | Title: OUTSIDE THE UMBRELLA | 2/23/1995 | See Source »

Rather than playing a strict accompaniment, Metamorphosen took more of an environmental role. At times, they supplied the mountainous backdrop through which Trampler's determined melodies echoed. In other sections, such as the repeated ascensions that lead to the piece's towering climax, they became a rain-swept storm, resisting or propelling the soloist capriciously...

Author: By Dan Altman, | Title: Morphing Music to Public Appetite | 2/16/1995 | See Source »

These promises will soon be broken. Even revolutionaries don't like to be called philistines. There is already talk of compromise. Congress will probably make a few symbolic cuts and declare victory. It will have achieved nothing. As soon as this storm passes, the grass will grow back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HISTORY HIJACKED | 2/13/1995 | See Source »

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